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In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names is a paperback book written by Frank Gill and Minturn Wright on behalf of the International Ornithologists' Union. The book is an attempt to produce a standardized set of English names for all bird species and is the product of a project set in motion at the 1990 International Ornithological Congress .
Pages in category "Birds by common name" The following 177 pages are in this category, out of 177 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
This category is for articles which discuss the use of a common (vernacular) name shared by multiple species of birds which do not correspond to a taxon. Note: Disambiguation pages are categorized in Category:Bird common name disambiguation pages .
A Cooper's Hawk perches on a utility line. This is one of the many birds that will receive a new name. The American Ornithological Society announced it is renaming all birds named after people ...
A petition for Bird Names for Birds, with roughly 2,500 signatures, called for the change. Still, an early op-ed on the topic garnered close to 1,000 negative comments in response to the ...
The American Ornithological Society has announced plans to change the names of bird species named after people to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms. Nearly 80 bird species names with ...